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Show REMEDIES NATURE'S WORK Fingers of Young Man Remade to Fit Elm for Service in Navy. Minneapolis. Sidney Mlddleton left tho clinical operating table at St. Mary's hospital a tew days ago fit, as soon as the wounds mado by the surgeon's sur-geon's knlfo aro healed, to be received into the United States army. When nature designed young Mlddleton Mld-dleton she did a good general Job, but there wero a few details which were obviously overlooked. Two fingers, the little and ring finger of tho right hand, wero united In ono sheath ot skin. This never bothered tho young man while he was working on his father's farm near Garfield, Mich., but proved to bo a serious obstaclo when ho applied for enlistment in tho navy. Examining Surgeon Robert Dacli-man Dacli-man suggested an operation, but Mid-dleton's Mid-dleton's lack of funds proved a serious seri-ous obstaclo. Tho government does not supply monoy for tho medical treatment of prospoctlvo recruits and a clinic offered tho only solution of the difficulty. Dr. Dachman himself conducted tho operation and reports that It was successful. |